<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>French police raid X office, summon Musk and Yaccarino</strong>: French authorities raided X’s Paris office and summoned Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino for questioning in April 2026 as part of an expanded criminal probe. The investigation, initially for data extraction, now includes allegations of child sexual abuse material distribution, privacy violations, and Holocaust denial, following criticism of X’s Grok AI for generating non-consensual and child abuse imagery. This comes as the UK’s ICO and the EU have also launched investigations into X and xAI. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/i3FTaaYRg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agents transform software development, raise quality and security concerns</strong>: The rise of AI agents like OpenAI’s Codex App and OpenCode is shifting software development from IDE-centric coding to outcome-driven tasks, with Apple’s Xcode also integrating AI tools. However, this transformation brings significant challenges: GitHub reports only 1 in 10 AI-generated pull requests meet quality standards, increasing maintainer burden, and studies show AI-generated security fixes are often larger, faster, but miss actual vulnerabilities. This highlights a growing concern about skill degradation and the need for robust security frameworks like the Skeleton Architecture to manage AI-generated technical debt. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=2rB0oFTYm&amp;id=30Y2YkWZA&amp;id=5rhie7aVq&amp;id=8OJH09g9w&amp;id=A4sjvf5xS&amp;id=A5j5REiPX&amp;id=BNWLzFU5H&amp;id=GOFzDmvEo&amp;id=O9tYR91FP&amp;id=OmhpVSzdH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Deno Deploy reaches GA, introduces Sandbox for untrusted code</strong>: Deno Deploy has reached General Availability, bringing major updates like build support for Node.js frameworks, integrated serverless PostgreSQL, and OpenTelemetry observability. Alongside this, Deno introduced Sandbox in beta, offering instant Linux microVMs for securely running untrusted code, particularly LLM-generated code. This new service provides hypervisor-level isolation, sub-second boot times, and network egress control, addressing critical security concerns for AI-driven applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Jmdw76tdu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Databricks Lakebase now generally available on AWS</strong>: Databricks Lakebase, a new operational database architecture, is now generally available on AWS, offering a serverless Postgres service that scales automatically and runs directly on data lakes, unifying operational, analytical, and AI workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/qtDOznoeU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AWS IAM Identity Center launches multi-region replication</strong>: AWS IAM Identity Center now supports multi-Region replication for workforce identities and permission sets, enhancing resiliency and enabling applications to be deployed closer to users while meeting data residency requirements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wVGc4PkCH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenShift 4.21 enhances AI, security, and developer experience</strong>: OpenShift 4.21 introduces AI-driven development tools, automated security signing for AI models, enhanced local development with nested containers, and improved GitOps capabilities with Argo CD Agent. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Kl0nfdyFn" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>MongoDB Atlas integrates Voyage AI for embeddings and reranking</strong>: MongoDB Atlas now offers a public preview of its Embedding and Reranking API, integrating Voyage AI’s search models to consolidate embedding generation, vector search, and reranking for RAG systems and AI applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=L2wAseIso&amp;id=Ow0bpZEWc&amp;id=Wyt1TFesY&amp;id=aSHfIm3oS&amp;id=ppuh0CVeq&amp;id=qgdGrzKKG" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust Coreutils 0.6 released with improved compatibility and safety</strong>: Rust Coreutils 0.6, a reimplementation of GNU Coreutils, has been released with increased compatibility with original GNU tools, reduced unsafe code for enhanced memory safety, and performance improvements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iBkEhbYAD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>WhatsApp introduces strict account settings for high-risk users</strong>: WhatsApp has rolled out a new ‘strict account settings’ feature, providing a zero-trust option that configures all privacy settings to their most secure state, primarily designed for high-risk users concerned about spyware threats. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6kEUc20ym" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Pigsty v4.0 released with PostgreSQL 18 support and AI features</strong>: Pigsty v4.0, a PostgreSQL distribution, now supports PostgreSQL 18, includes a VIBE module for AI coding environments with Claude Code integration, and switches to VictoriaMetrics for monitoring, claiming 10x performance gains. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mUujkXZJa" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Moltbook AI social network collapses in 72 hours</strong>: Moltbook, an ‘AI-only’ social network, imploded within three days of launch due to catastrophic security failures, including completely open database access. Apparently, building a platform entirely with AI-generated code and claiming 1.4 million AI users (while having closer to 17,000 real ones) isn’t a recipe for success. Who knew that ‘AI psychosis’ and a lack of basic authentication could lead to crypto spammers taking over? Color me shocked. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8XBbHzIL3&amp;id=yCqSQa4jM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>UK’s ‘Tech Town’ initiative: more buzz than substance?</strong>: The UK designated Barnsley as its first ‘Tech Town’ with a whopping £500K seed funding to integrate AI into public services. Critics are already pointing out the lack of data governance, unrealistic 18-month timelines, and public organizations that are already stretched thin. And when asked about potential job losses from AI, the government conveniently declined to comment. Sounds like another brilliant plan to ‘innovate’ without actually addressing any real-world consequences. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=D60rD9GP4&amp;id=EisHnTD2H&amp;id=RwOGJbD3V" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI companions: monetizing loneliness, reinforcing biases</strong>: AI companions like Replika are evolving into ‘sophisticated emotional support systems,’ which sounds great until you realize they’re just monetizing intimacy and collecting deeply personal data without adequate privacy. Lianne Potter, author of ‘Are ‘Friends’ Electric?’, points out the obvious: these AIs lack reciprocity, reinforce biases, and encourage narcissism. So, while users are developing ‘real emotional investment,’ the AI is just mirroring their desires, potentially leading to a ‘loss of humanity.’ What could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yECr3lze5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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